I have to agree that charity begins at home.
Most of the aid to foreign nations is politically driven to get favor from other nations and brownie points with whichever party they belong to or voting group they want to get votes from.
It really isn't about helping the people that are starving much as they would have you believe.
Once that situation is no longer in the spotlight you never hear any thing more about it or the results of all the money and aid sent to the disaster area.
The middle east is a situation that has evolved, by direction of our Government, from our war with terrorists, into nation building and making "Friends" with the population and governments in the area. They are all too happy to receive what Uncle Sam sends with open hands. But how about open minds or hearts? Probably not. We need to destroy those terrorists then get out of Dodge, and let the factions work out their own problems. They have been at war with each other for thousands of years and are still living in the dark ages.
Speak softly and carry a big stick still works.
Not this crap about how bad America is.
How many grave yards of our soldiers are on foreign soil from our coming to the aid of our allies and defending their freedoms? Do they appreciate it, have they paid back their debt to us? I don't think so.
Our world today has become messed up by folks believing in entitlements that the government and those with money should bail them out. While they aren't required to earn it for themselves.
This country was not founded on those principals. They are entitled to Life, Liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness (read as "Property"). No guarantees of success!
Once you take all you receive to live on from the Government without earning it, you have become a slave to that government because they can take it away at any time of their choosing!
I know because I am one, I bought into SS and my retirement which I paid into from age 16, and I receive a pittance, just enough to starve on if I was alone, as it is my wife's retirement funds make it just possible to survive and enjoy our selves a little as long as we're very careful.
SS was supposed to go into it's own protected savings account, away from the General Fund that the Government uses, but that is no longer true. It goes into the General Fund and Congress and the White House can spend it as they see fit, and have, which is why SS is broke!
OK enough ranting I'll get off my soapbox, and let my blood pressure return to normal.
My Dollar 2.98 worth!
Gabby
Serious enough for ya?
